Iv Line Articles & Analysis
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US-based MedSource Labs and Sydney’s Medilogic enter into an exclusive, strategic partnership in the peripheral safety IV market with the announcement of Logiflow Exactus and Logiflow Exactus Shield with Blood Control IV Catheters with active blood control check valve technology in ...
MedSource Labs Moves the Needle in the Peripheral Safety IV Market With the announcement of ClearSafe Comfort® and TrueSafe Comfort® Blood Control IV Catheters with groundbreaking active check valve ...
ATLANTA, Georgia – The early success of Linear Health Sciences in developing its Orchid™ Safety Release Valve to prevent unwanted dislodgement of IV catheters was highlighted in a panel discussion at the recent annual conference of the Southeastern Medical Device Association (SEMDA). ...
“Patients frequently move in ways that cause their IV lines to disconnect and sometimes there’s nothing we can do to stop it,” he said. ...
Data from this Roll-In Cohort substantially exceeded the pre-defined requirements of the primary endpoints as defined for the Pivotal Cohort in the study[3], demonstrating: (i) over 90% reduction in mean frequency of therapeutic paracentesis (TP) versus baseline, (ii) all patients having at least a 50% reduction in mean frequency of TP per month versus baseline, (iii) clinically important ...
” Moffitt is adopting this novel procedure across its inpatient population in an effort to bring more humanity to a common yet critical medical procedure, and to do so through a safer alternative to drawing blood from central lines and ports. “This is a dramatic improvement in how a cancer center can approach vein access with our patients,” said Fusilero. ...
Updated every five years and considered the preeminent guidance for infusion therapy, the newly reset standards from the Infusion Nurses Society (INS) cite PIVO’s ability to improve blood sample quality through decreased hemolysis rates without hindering IV dwell time. PIVO is the only FDA cleared device that meets this standard. ...
Recently, Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC) in Seattle, Washington implemented a practice change around drawing blood samples from peripheral IV devices using PIVO rather than from central lines by conventional methods. ...
” Nasrallah stressed that patients don’t care if they obtain an infection from a central line or a peripheral line, and that the same scrutiny provided to central lines are needed for peripheral lines as well. Attention to peripheral lines was also boosted this year by ECRI listing “Infection ...
Many hospitals are adopting technology to improve the placement, safety, and duration for peripheral IV access. The combination of VeinViewer by Christie and B. Braun Medical’s line of IV products – such as the Introcan Safety® IV catheter, STEADYCare™ extension set with Wedge™ catheter stabilizer ...